Merchant Innovation

Visa Takes Tokens Online
February 13, 2015

Later today, Visa CEO Charlie Scharf will take the stage at Stanford University to explain the next evolution of fighting cyber-criminals, making the data they steal totally useless. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Bill.com’s $50M Funding Will Fuel Digital Payment Solutions
February 13, 2015

Bill.com secured a new $50 million fundraising round for its cloud-based digital payment tracking software for small and medium-sized businesses, which will be used to expand its customer base — bringing the total amount of capital raised to more than $100 million. Get the Full Story...

Apple Pay: Love Notes And Dear John Letters
February 13, 2015

Valentine’s Day in 2015 is a bit unique – it is cursed. Or at least many people might believe it is cursed, especially those who either suffer from triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13) or paraskavedekatriaphobia (fear of Friday the 13th), because this year the...

Online Furniture Marketplace Move Loot Hits More Cities
February 13, 2015

Move Loot, a vertically integrated online furniture marketplace that specializes in pre-owned goods and last-mile delivery, announced that the company has received $9 million in funding as it seeks to expand its network to new cities, as well as building out its warehousing and logistical...

Walmart Rolls Out Grocery Pickup Service
February 12, 2015

Frequent customers of Walmart will now have the chance to order their groceries online to be picked up at their local store at certain trial locations, AZ Central reports. The service is being demoed in a few stores in Arizona, Denver, and select locations around Walmart’s headquarters...

Merchant Innovation
India Checks ‘Pocket’ For New Mobile Wallet
February 12, 2015

Hoping to stay ahead of an increasingly competitive Indian mobile banking market, ICICI Bank announced that it will make its Pockets mobile wallet available on Google Play, even to those who do not have ICICI bank accounts, according to company sources. Get the Full Story Complete...

Merchant Innovation
Is Google Dumping NFC To Compete With Apple?
February 12, 2015

It seems Google might be considering moving beyond NFC in its quest to compete with Apple Pay, according to new data published in The Information.   The search-giant has reportedly been quietly testing a contextually-aware mobile, bluetooth-based payment system codenamed “Plaso” both in-house and with some...

Google Americas’ Head Georgiadis To Join McDonald’s Board
February 12, 2015

McDonald’s has recently announced that it has named Margo Georgiadis, former president of Google Americas, to its board of directors as part of a shake-up that has resulted in longtime President and CEO Don Thompson’s retirement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

How To Be A Top Scorer In The Payments Innovation Index
February 12, 2015

Pii360 – The Payments Innovation Index – is a proprietary index that accurately measures what more than 100 companies across 10 segments in payments have done to innovate and how experts in payments view the success of these companies in bringing those innovations to market....